Lackawanna, NY 14218 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lackawanna, NY, ZIP 14218
Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 183 frost-free days later.
Lackawanna sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Lackawanna has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lackawanna compares
About 183 days separate Lackawanna's last and first frost, putting it 23,773 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 481 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Lackawanna's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Lackawanna can differ from the 14218 normal.